Barry Newman dead at 92 – Legendary actor’s wife confirms star of Vanishing Point and Petrocelli died in hospital
HOLLYWOOD legend Barry Newman has died at the age of 92.
The star passed away in a New York City hospital on May 11.
Newman’s wife Angela told The Hollywood Reporter that he died from natural causes.
The actor was known for his roles in the NBC show Petrocelli and the movie Vanishing Point.
Newman played the car delivery driver Kowalski in the 1971 action movie.
The actor described his role in the movie as “unique.”
At a Film Independent at LACMA event alongside the cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, Newman said: “I had just done this film about a lawyer, a Harvard graduate, and I thought this is a different kind of thing.
“The guy was the rebel, the antihero. I enjoyed doing that very much.”
Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg described Vanishing Point as one of his favorite movies.
Newman appeared in Sylvester Stallone’s 1996 disaster blockbuster Daylight, and Steven Soderbergh’s 1999 crime movie The Limey.
Newman was also the star of the legal drama series Petrocelli which aired between 1974 and 1976.
He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1975 for his role on the show.
He was also nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category.
Newman starred in the popular medical mystery drama Quincy M.E. and an episode of Murder She Wrote.
He also appeared in two episodes of NYPD Blue, and an episode of Ghost Whisperer in 2009.